A few months ago I wrote about the need to donate to women candidates. If we want to be better represented we need to support each other as candidates. I have pledged time and again to give more to women candidates. So last week I made my first donations of the 2012 election cycle, and [...]
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The Marriage Vow Point by Point (almost)
I spent some time over the last few days reading through the Marriage Vow, getting an idea of what the Republican candidates are really being asked to sign on to. I found the contradictions to their own statements confusing, and their constant mention of the protection of women and their rights while stating at the [...]
Why My Boyfriend Should Stop Following Charlie Sheen
Violence against women is serious. And it seems to be discussed everywhere lately. So why is all the talk about Charlie Sheen focused on the crazy things he’s been saying and not on the women he has abused and threatened. I missed the beginning, or the beginning of the end (it is coming to an [...]
The Education of Brooksley Born, Part II: The Lesson
The Players: Robert Rubin: Secretary of the Treasury during Clinton’s presidency, after which he joined the board of Citibank; has been an economic advisor to Obama Larry Summers: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under Clinton; later, Secretary of the Treasury; under Obama, was head of the White House National Economic Council until December, 2010 Arthur [...]
Women and Social Networks in Congress
You may have missed this article, because it didn’t make the front page. It didn’t even make the first fifteen pages of the New York Times. To remedy this, I suggest you read Jennifer Steinhauer’s "Among Women in Congress, a Bond of Friendship." Steinhauer begins by describing the hospital room where Gabrielle Giffords first awoke [...]
Catcalling and Gang Rape: The Manifestations of Global Gender Discrimination
Angelique’s village was invaded in the middle of the night. She was tied up and suspended between two trees, her legs spread wide apart. Seven men violently plunged themselves into her before she passed out from severe, torturous pain. Later, they shoved sticks up her ruined and ravaged vagina. She developed a medical condition that [...]
Finding the Power in Women’s Voices
A growing group of organizations work on what is called “media democracy,” that is, changing the structure and legal framework of the media so that it reflects something a smidgeon closer to the actual public – including women. In all its complexity, the media – TV and cable, newspapers and film, magazines and podcasts – [...]
Fem2.0: White House Council on Women and Girls – Where’s the News Media?
Were you, like us, thrilled by the news that President Obama has created a Council on Women and Girls, putting Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen in charge? Read more about why we should be thrilled, here. We were less thrilled, however, to see the scanty coverage by the mainstream news media. Perhaps we are naive, [...]